Automatic (American band)

Automatic is a rock band from Los Angeles. Automatic's members are Izzy Glaudini (synths, vocals), Halle Saxon (bass, vocals), and Lola Dompé (drums, vocals).

Automatic
Automatic live in Paris, 2019
Automatic live in Paris, 2019
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active2017–present
Labels
MembersIzzy Glaudini, Halle Saxon, Lola Dompé
Websiteautomatic.band

Biography

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The three band members met while immersed in L.A.'s DIY music scene and started playing live in 2017, taking their name from the track "Automatic" from The Go-Go's album Beauty and the Beat.[4] The group signed to Los Angeles label Stones Throw in June 2019.[5]

Dompé is the daughter of Bauhaus drummer Kevin Haskins.[6] She joined her first band, art-rock outfit Blackblack, when she was 13.[7]

Automatic announced their debut album Signal with the release of their first single "Calling It" on June 3, 2019. The band put out two more singles, a cover of Delta 5's "Mind Your Own Business"[8] and title track "Signal", before releasing the album on September 27, 2019. Pitchfork described Signal as "an exercise in post-punk and no-wave galvanism".[9] The band released Signal Remixes on March 26, 2021, which included reworks from artists such as Peanut Butter Wolf, Sudan Archives, Peaking Lights, Osees' John Dwyer, and Kevin Haskins.[10]

On March 8, 2022, Automatic announced their new album Excess with their first single "New Beginning". Stereogum described "New Beginning" as "'60s pop kitsch".[11] The group followed it up with their second single "Venus Hour"[12] on April 7, 2022. Excess was released on June 24, 2022 on Stones Throw.

Discography

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Albums

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Title Detail
Signal 2019
Excess 2022

Singles

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Title Detail
"Calling It" 2019
"Mind Your Own Business" 2019
"Signal" 2019
"Calling It (Peaking Lights Disco Rerub)" 2020
"High" 2020
"Too Much Money (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)" 2020
"Signal (JooJoo Remix)" 2021
"Suicide In Texas (Panther Modern Remix)" 2020
"Electrocution (John Dwyer Remix)" 2021
"Strange Conversations (Sudan Archives Remix)" 2021
"Signal (Maral Remix)" 2021
"New Beginning" 2022
"Venus Hour" 2022
"Skyscraper" 2022

References

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  1. ^ Alice Teeple (8 March 2022). "Los Angeles Post-Punk Trio Automatic Return in their Retrofuturistic Video for "New Beginning"". Post-Punk. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ "HOT BAND ALERT: AUTOMATIC SHARE ANXIOUS ROCK SINGLE "TOO MUCH MONEY" FROM NEW ALBUM SIGNAL". Grimy Goods. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: 'Signal' by Automatic". The Soundboard Reviews. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Watch Post-Punk Trio Automatic Walk in Los Angeles With "Too Much Money"". Post-Punk. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ^ "AUTOMATIC SIGN TO STONES THROW RECORDS". Rock Your Lyrics. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ Nick Linazasoro (19 December 2019). "Bauhaus drummer's daughter bringing her band 'Automatic' to Brighton". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Automatic – Signal". Stones Throw. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  8. ^ Steve Janes (7 August 2019). "Automatic release 'Mind Your Own Business' (Delta 5 cover)". With Guitars. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  9. ^ Margaret Farrell (9 October 2019). "Signal - Automatic". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  10. ^ Bill Pearis (16 April 2021). "Indie Basement (4/16): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  11. ^ CHRIS DEVILLE (8 March 2022). "Automatic – "New Beginning"". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  12. ^ Tommy Johnson (8 April 2022). "Automatic Drops New Single From New Album "Venus Hour"". Ghettoblaster Magazine. Retrieved 14 April 2022.